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Hidden in Plain View : A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad
Hidden in Plain View A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad
Author: Jacqueline L. Tobin, Raymond G. Dobard
The fascinating story of a friendship, a lost tradition, and an incredible discovery, revealing how enslaved men and women made encoded quilts and then used them to navigate their escape on the Underground Railroad.   — "A groundbreaking work."--Emerge — In Hidden in Plain View, historian Jacqueline Tobin and scholar Raymon...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780385497671
ISBN-10: 0385497679
Publication Date: 1/18/2000
Pages: 240
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2.8 stars, based on 28 ratings
Publisher: Anchor
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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 nurse avatar reviewed Hidden in Plain View : A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad on + 221 more book reviews
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I went to a lecture given by a professor teaching history at Eureka College, which is the college attended by Ronald Regan. The professor informed those that attended that this book was a work of fiction. That it served as interesting story but this was a book of opinions and to take the information with a grain of salt. I did enjoy the book however.
Purplelady avatar reviewed Hidden in Plain View : A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad on
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I love history books however this one just didn't keep my interest. Course now I even wonder if in fact it is a history book and not just a folk lore of fiction. They are now saying there are no documents to back that quilts were used in the underground railroad!
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 hardtack avatar reviewed Hidden in Plain View : A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad on + 2758 more book reviews
Disappointing.
reviewed Hidden in Plain View : A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad on + 32 more book reviews
completed Elenore Burn's Underground quilt pattern...this was a good companion book to learn the meanings of the blocks
jazzysmom avatar reviewed Hidden in Plain View : A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad on + 907 more book reviews
What an wonderful read. I love this kind of true info with pictures of what they have designed for quilt patters. Using designs on quilts to pass messages is so interesting. If you are at all interested in this history-this book will be perfect for you to study the patterns that pull together a message from long ago.


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